Synthetic plastics present in everyday materials constitute the main anthropogenic debris
entering the Earth's oceans. The oceans provide important and valuable resources such as …

Abstract Globally, poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is the most utilized class of
thermoplastic single-use polyesters, accumulating in ecosystems and aggravating …

Synthetic plastics, which are widely present in materials of everyday use, are ubiquitous and
slowly‐degrading polymers in environmental wastes. Of special interest are the capabilities …

Wastewater effluent discharges have been considered as one of the main sources of
synthetic chemicals entering into the aquatic environment. Even though they occur at low …

Although strictly anaerobic conditions prevail in several environmental compartments, up to
now, biodegradation studies with emerging organic contaminants (EOCs), such as …

Recently, microplastics (MP) have emerged as global contaminants of serious concern to
human and ecological health. However, identification and visualisation of MP are still a …

Direct and indirect photolysis are important abiotic processes in aquatic environments
through which plastics can be transformed physically and chemically. Transport of …

Non-degradable plastics such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS),
and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are among the most generated plastic wastes in …

Our daily life depends on many services delivered by the planet's ecosystems. Groundwater
ecosystems deliver services that are of immense societal and economic value, such as: 1) …

Numerous data indicate that most of bisphenols (BPs) are endocrine disrupters and exhibit
cytotoxicity, neurotoxicity, genotoxicity and reproductive toxicity against vertebrates …